Open a file
To open a file, use one of the following methods:
•If MyOffice Text is the default application to open files of the appropriate format, double-click the file with the left mouse button. Some Linux operating systems require a single left-click to open a file.
•Right-click the file. When working in Linux, run Open in MyOffice Text / Open with MyOffice Text context menu option. When you work in Windows, run Open with command from the context menu. When working in macOS, run Open with command and select MyOffice Text in the displayed list of applications.
•Open MyOffice Text. In the File menu, click Open. Or press Ctrl+O or 
Cmd+O. In the File manager window that appears, select the desired file and click Open.
•Open MyOffice Text and drag the document or its shortcut from the operating system file manager window to the open application window. You can open up to 32 files at a time by dragging and dropping them into the application window.
File in .doc format
Working with files in .doc format is not supported on macOS.
When you open a file in .doc format, it is automatically converted to .docx format. An information bar will be displayed below the Toolbar with an appropriate notification: “Document was automatically converted to a newer format”. Click OK in this line. To save a file in .docx format, follow the steps described in the Save a file section. |
View-only file
If the Read-only property is set for a file by the OS tools, then: •This file is opened in the View mode. •A notification “The document is view-only” is displayed on the Toolbar. The exception are files in .doc and .docm formats and files handled via WebDAV protocol.
In the View mode, you cannot make changes to the document or change its formatting. If necessary, you can create a copy of this document that can be edited. To do this, click Edit a Copy on the Toolbar. A copy of the document will open in a new application window. To save the file copy, follow the steps described in the Save a file section. |
File is being used by another application
If the file is opened for editing in another application, then: •This file is opened in the View mode. •The Toolbar displays a notification that the document is opened in another application. The exceptions are: •Files in .doc and .docm formats. •A file for which no lock file has been created in another application. In the View mode, you cannot make changes to the document or change its formatting. To edit a document, do one of the following: •Finish working with the document in another application. Then, in MyOffice Text, click Check Availability on the Toolbar. If working with a document in another application is not completed, the pop-up message “Document is still in use” will be displayed. If the work is completed, the document will switch to the Edit mode. •Create an editable copy of the document. To do this, in MyOffice Text, on the Toolbar, click Edit a Copy. A copy of the document will open in a new application window. To save the file copy, follow the steps described in the Save a file section. |
File is opened by another user
When you try to open a local document opened by another user on the same computer, a dialog box is displayed that contains: •Information about the user who is currently working with this document. •Open a Copy button to create an editable copy of the document. •Close button to finish working with the document. Files in .doc and .docm formats are opened in the Edit mode.
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